- Date
- September 28, 1974
- Place
- Martinsville, VA · MARTINSVILLE, VA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7591BChampion 7FC
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740928034309A
- Case key
- 142506
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3606 74/9/28 MARTINSVILLE,VA CHAMPION 7FC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 564 TIME - 1716 N7591B PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 277 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BURNT CHIMNEYS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARTINSVILLE,VA RIEDSVILLE,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7591B
- Reported as
- Champion 7FC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Burnt Chimneys
N7591BRegistration cancelled May 31, 2018 · Champion 7FCAirframe modelChampion 7FCEngine modelContinental C90 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7591B · 1
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